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20 Cards in this Set
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amenity
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(n) that which is pleasant or agreeable; (pl) attractive features, customs, etc.
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aperture
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(n)an opening, gap, hole; orifice
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dissidence
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(n) a difference of opinion; discontent
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epicurean
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(adj)devorted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort, and ease; with discriminating tastes; (n) a person with discriminating tastes
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improvident
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(adj) not thrifty, failing to plan ahead
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iniquity
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(n) wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act
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inviolable
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(adj) sacred; of such a charater that it must not be broken, injured, or profaned
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mutable
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(adj) open to or capable of change, fickle
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nascent
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(adj) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence
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obeisance
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(n) a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; deference, homage
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panegyric
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(n) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute
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pillory
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(n) a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule; (v) to expose to public contempt or ridicule
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pittance
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(n) a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion
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presage
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(v) to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; (n) a warning or indication of the future
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progeny
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(n) descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples
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promulgate
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(v) to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide
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rectitude
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(n) uprightness, righteousness; correctness
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restive
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(adj) restless, hard to manage, balky
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seraphic
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(adj) angelic, heavenly, celestial
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subsist
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(v) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue
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